Method of treating inflammation using bovine milk

Abstract

A method for treating inflammation in an animal which comprises administering to the animal an anti-inflammatory effective amount of milk collected from a bovid maintained in an anti-inflammatory factor producing state.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
       1. A method of treating inflammation in an animal which comprises administering to said animal an anti-inflammatory effective amount of milk collected from a bovid being maintained in an anti-inflammatory factor producing state; wherein said inflammation is caused by a condition selected from the group consisting of acute and subacute bursitis, acute non-specific tendonitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic dermatomyositis, acute rheumatic carditis, pemphigus, bullous dermatitis, hepetiformis, severe erythema, multiform exfoliative dermatitis, cirrhosis, seasonal perennial rhinitis, bronchial asthma, etopic dermatitis, serum sickness, keratitis, opthalmicus iritis, diffuse ureitis, choriditis, optic neuritis, sympathetic opthalmia, symptomatic sarcoidosis, Loeffler's Syndrome, berylliosis and hemolytic anemia. 
     
     
       2. The method of claim 1 wherein said milk is in powdery form. 
     
     
       3. The method of claim 1 wherein said milk is in fluid form. 
     
     
       4. The method of claim 1 wherein said milk is in concentrated form. 
     
     
       5. The method of claim 1 wherein said milk is incorporated into a food product. 
     
     
       6. The method of claim 5 wherein said product is yogurt. 
     
     
       7. The method of claim 1 wherein said bovid is a cow. 
     
     
       8. The method of claim 1 wherein said bovid is maintained in said anti-inflammatory factor producing state by administering to said bovid booster injections of an antigen or mixture of antigens. 
     
     
       9. The method of claim 8 wherein said antigen or mixture of antigens booster is injected in a dose of 10 6  cells to 10 20  cells. 
     
     
       10. The method of claim 1 wherein said milk is prepared by a process which comprises: sensitizing a bovid with an antigen or mixture of antigens;   administering boosters of antigen of a dosage sufficient to induce and maintain an anti-inflammatory producing state in said bovid; and thereafter collecting said milk from said bovid.   
     
     
       11. The method of claim 10 wherein said process further comprises: pasteurizing said collected milk; and   removing the fat from said milk.   
     
     
       12. The method of claim 5 wherein said food product is a syrup. 
     
     
       13. The method of claim 5 wherein said food product is an ice-cream mix. 
     
     
       14. The method of claim 5 wherein said food product is a candy. 
     
     
       15. The method of claim 5 wherein said food product is a beverage. 
     
     
       16. The method of claim 5 wherein said food product is a cattle feed.